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We have a brand new forum dedicated to pets. Most of us seem to have some form of pets, and lots of interesting stories to tell about them. These forums will be a place to post pictures, stories, and general information about pets you have or once had.

For starters, I want to open up a poll about what kinds of pets are your favorites. Many of us have had lots of kinds of pets over the years and I'm curious to see which are considered the all time best pets. So please vote in this poll for your favorite, and post a reply telling us why you chose this pet.

I have to cast my vote for fish. I have lived with dogs, cats, snakes, frogs, and adopted baby wild animals as I grew up. My dad is a wildlife artist and he loves the outdoors, so we have had little scarcity of available pets. They are great companions and make life much more interesting, but this isn't always a good thing.

So now that I have my own apartment, I wanted something decorative and fun that I could enjoy, without it spilling over into the rest of my environment. Fish are fun to watch and add so much good ambiance to a room. They are really more decoration than pets. You get all the benefits of enjoying your animals, but they are safely behind glass where they can't mess up or stink up the rest of the house. I find it somehow so peaceful and enjoyable to just sit and watch my fish swimming around and they add such nice lighting and decorative ambiance to my dining room. I'm sure when I have kids I will get something cute, cuddly, and messy for them to enjoy. For now, I like my fish.

      I gotta say sloths is the best pets. Not that I've had one. I just pet one. Its hair was all wiry. And I know someone who took care of a pet sloth for awhile. She said it just hung on her like a little baby. I bet sloths ain't hard to crate train. Just find 'em a nice coat rack or hat rack or somethin'. But don't EVER put 'em in a box! It'll take 'em years to climb out! And if you feel like everyone's run out on you and you ain't got no friends in the world, you'll always know you got your sloth right there where you left 'im. Cause even if he hates your stinkin' guts, he's way too slow to run away.

(sloth hatin' her stinkin' guts and not runnin' away)
 

     What's also great about sloths is they got lots of o' tiny little microorganisms growing in their hair, and that's why they're green lotsa the times. So they're lots like ant farms. Two kinds o' pets in one!

     But I gotta warn you: sloth swipes can be real nasty. If you ever see a wild sloth blocking traffic, don't EVER pick it up! It's a wild animal, and you gotta respect it! If you really, REALLY have to get it outa the way, make sure you use some kinda tool like a shovel or a hockey stick to pick it up with and put it in an empty trash can till you can turn it over to your local wildlife protection agency and have it shipped to a problem sloth rehabilitation center.

                (problem sloth              +              shovel      =      problem sloth bein' rehabbed)

I've only got one thing to say about sloths in a box...

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They're just little bundles of fun and joy.  

Uh oh! I live with a cat and a dog, and I sure don't want to go home and see the looks on their faces if I pick one or the other species as a "favorite"! Let's just say I like non-rodents, non-amphibians, and non-reptiles best... 

 I beg to differ. Koalas are probably the most entertaining pets you could ever own. The last thing you want is for a pet to be smarter than you are... which is why I pick the Koala, because of it's unusally small brain. About 40% of the cranial cavity is filled with fluid, while the brain itself is like a pair of shrivelled walnut halves on top of a the brain stem...  It is the only animal on Earth with such a strangely reduced brain.

The Koala lives almost entirely on eucalypt leaves. Since the leaves are low in protein, high in indigestable substances, and contain phenolic and terpene compounds that are toxic to most species, it is safe to say that this is most likely an evlutionary adaptation that takes advantage of an otherwise unfilled ecological niche.

Like your sloth friend, Koalas have a very low metablolic rate for a mammal and rests motionless for about 18 to 20 hours a day, sleeping most of that time. During this time you really shouldn't mess with them because once disturbed they are known to be extremely violent, their teeth and claws are capable of causing considerable damage. But... if you ever get the chance to see one, it would be good fun to get one of your friends who probably know nothing about koalas to go and "poke" it. Maybe even video tape it and put it on Youtube... I was trying to find a video of an angry koala but no such luck.

AND... they are so gosh darn cute! 

Wow those are some KRAZY Koalas right there. They're so cute and cuddly but so vicious. I found a brief clip of a ticked off koala on Youtube. Think of the hours of entertainment you could get watching unsuspecting people getting attacked by cute fuzzy animals.

Yes, they certainly are KRAZY. :P  Koalas are clearly my favorite animal. I like them because I can relate to them on a certain level. You look at a koala and think.. "cute" "cuddly" "little" "adorable" etc.. but what you don't know is that they have more to them than just fuzzy ears (I do NOT have fuzzy ears). example: I'm 5'2" and am pretty darn good at Basketball. 

 Never underestimate little people, or cute animals.

Pet Rocks are also quite wonderful.